This past weekend, faculty and fellows from the Departments of Pediatrics and Anesthesiology attended the 11th Annual Children’s Hospital Of Philadelphia (CHOP) Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (PCCM) Basics Workshop. The workshop began in 2006 with 24 learners from 9 fellowship programs. This year the program included 60 learners, 35 faculty and 16 staff members from 22 programs. The curriculum was also taught earlier this year in Saint Louis with an additional 29 learners.
Members of the faculty included Drs Kim Blasius, Benny Joyner, and Becky Smith as well as Mr Gene Hobbs. Dr Kyle Rehder, Program Director for the Duke PCCM Fellowship as well as both UNC Medical School and pediatric residency alum, participated on the faculty as well.
The PCCM Fellows are Drs Gombas and Panigrahi. Also attending the workshop was pediatrics residency alum Dr Amy Jones (Children’s National).
The workshop included skills sessions such as airway management and central line placement with ultrasound. Discussions revolved around common topics like pharmacology and complex topics like breaking bad news. Simulations occurred in teams treating cases on a variety of age groups.
The team is already looking forward to next year. Dr Joyner was a fellow the first year of the workshop and served in his seventh year as faculty.
Dr Blasius will also be returning to CHOP next month as faculty for the Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship Bootcamp.